Help with low level format and partition

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From: simon
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1992 18:13

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I have an old 286 clone and I have attempted to do a low level
format and partition.  The low level format was done by using setup
with the setting already in there for the type of hard drive.
(I assume they are correct). After that I used fdisk to partition.
It keeps getting stuck in this mode where that hard drive light is on
continuously and the computer sits that way for a long time.
The point where it gets stuck is where I try to make the primamry dos
partition.

Any suggestions or guesses will be greatly appreciated.
Please mail them to simon@uinpla.npl.uiuc.edu

Thanks!

-Dan

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